Insect-destroyer.



PATENT ore-roe..

WILLIM r. s'rEARns, or EvANs'roN, rLLINoIs.

msnm-DESTROYER.

^ specmcati'on of Letters Patent. Paten ted June 24, 1913.'

Appli-cammini; '.nny 29., 1912'. serial N9. 712,046.

T all 'whom it may concern: Be. it known that l, WiILLL-tM .."Ex"E.sRNS-, 'citizen' of the United States, residing 'at .llvanston7 in .the count-y of Cook and Starte of Illinois,A have' invented certain new imduseful Improvements in Insect-Destroyersgt und I do :hereby declare' the following to be u'full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such us will enable .others skilled in the nrt to lwhich it appertainS to- Ineke Aund use the sume. 'j' p This invention has for its object to pro-V vide au improved device for destroying flies Vand other` insects, und ccnsistsinthe features of construction und combinations (if pai/lts hereinafter fully described and .particularly cl-aimed. y i

v In the accompanying drawings il'lustiratf ingthe invention: Figure -'1- is a.- viewin elevation .of an insect destroying device `emf 'bodying my invention. F ig. --2- isa een-ji tral vertical longitudinal section 'o'f the vseinero nfthelineQ-Q of 'Fig'. -l the same beingr partly broken away. V lily, invention has for itsv primary .object to provide a device-by ineens of which fliesf' and other insects settling upon 'Walls and furniturefinay be struck and killed Without injury to said walls :ind furniture and without meshing `the insect. so as to producev vblOdSpOtsi i A further object of the invent-ion is to provide a device of the Character described which may :be readily and thoroughly .cleansedso asv to .render it at all timessani.- tary. #Y A'further object ofthe invention is to @provide-a device of this character having a' relatively large insect striking area and'- 40 xtjhich,-while presenting very light strik A ing surface, is provided with a' flexible fra-me of s :utlicient Weight to give' it momentum' to overcome atmospheric resistance in m04 ,tQll wherebyv effective use thereof is faeilL he device comprises a' frame portion `preferably medeof rubber or similar vuleenizeble relatively heavy material. This frame is preferably made circular but may be of any. other Suitable shape without. departing from the inyention. l

' In cross-section the said frame A comV prises u relat-ively heavy or heeded outer edge cr peripheral portion B from which flange C, preferahiy tapered, extendsl iiiv wardly. This tlange reoeivesptheedge portion of.u lforunlinens.lindywpor'tion ',D.- The latter consists preferably of"fxfsuitahieN wire cloth or nettingrq but any llioreniinous 'material suited to .the purpose mii-y be substr 't-uted therefor. lf

The preferred construction 'contemplates vulcunizing the freine A Iupon the periph" .orale-r edge portion of .the member iD.- This is suitably accomplished in a mold oonstructed `for the purpose and affords a far het-.ter and inore durable connection between the sa id portions A and yiD than couldv otherwise beobtained. l

To further promote strength and durability and to obviate .the withdrawal of strap-ds or wires of the body :D from theframe por-v tion A :the said peripheral portion of said body D muy be crimped or vcorrugated 'ani nularly 'contiguous lto its periphery and ,such l-criinped or corrugated portion molded into the frame A. 'The saidf-rame A `is equipped at one point with i'. handlesoeket E. which is preferably integral "therewith and is ,adapted to; receive n. suitable Stickupon .wiich the device is adapted tofbe can ried. The. portion of the rameii contiguoustqI the lnindle socket.- E .is preferably rendered .wider s nd 'thicker than the remainder thereof, being' gradually-'increased thick-v ness from plurality of poii'its in yits/surface in anysuitable rnafnne'r to render the connection between said member A at-nd the handle socket E sufficiently .stitt' tocause Vchanged and varied at will without depart-V ing from the invent-ion.

In construct-lng' t-hedevice in the preferred and only^"jmanner 'contemplated by me,

f which eonsists'in vulcanzing the frame A upon the forarninous member D,- the rubber -W1ll, during such vuleani'zation, How through the periorations or openings in seid inetd ber D /nd thus obviously obtain :i hold upon thellstte'r of such firmness and rigidity es Vto 'render subsequent separation ditiienlt, thus inekingthe devioe'very durable. The ends of the Wires.owtlie'jvire cloth will also beprevented from I'projacting through" tile 'freine thus becoriimg exposed to l'insect sought to be destroyed with sufficient force 'to e eet the purpose Without, however, completely crushing such insect and thus causing stains upon the walls or furniture.

In cleansing the device it may be immersed in boiling water or a/ny desired disinfectant.

While I have picturedzmd described my invent-ion in a preferred embodiment in which the body portion/EI). is made ot wire cloth or netting, I do noti wish to be limited to the use of a reticulate'r material; it being obvious that some/other form fforaminous material, might be substituted for the reticulated fabric Without' ,departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention: y

1. A device of the kind specified comprising a flat., flexible, foraminous member, a frametherefor consisting of a relatively heavy, soft, flexible, vulcanizable material, the peripheral ed e portion of said i'oraminous member em edded in said frame, the latter continuous through the perfor-ations in said peripheral portion of said foi-aminous member.

2.A deviee of the kind specified comprising a flat, flexible, foraminous member and a flexible frame therefor consisting of a vulcanized material completely embedding the peripheral portion of said foraminous member, the portions of said fram-e disposed upon opposite faces of said foran'iinous member continuous with each other through the pcrforations covered thereby.

3. A device ot the kind specitied comprising a flat, lexible, [oraminous member and a flexible Vtrame therefor consistingI ot a vnlcanized material completely embeddinifthe peripheral portion of said foraminous member, the portions of said frame disposed upon opposite faces of said foraminous member continuous with each other through the perforations covered thereby, and a tlexible member integral with and projecting from said frame for attaching a handle to the latter. i

Lt. A device ot the` kind specified comprising a tlat, flexible, 'toraminous member having a corrugated edge portion, a trame therefor consisting of a relatively heavy, soft, flexible vulcanizable material, the peripheral edge portion of said foraminous member en'lbedded in said frame.

5 A device of the kind specied comprising a flat, flexible, foraminous 1n'ei,itbe'*|hav ing a corrugated edge portion, IIlle Trame therefor consist-ing of a relativclyxtieavy, soft, flexible vulcanizable material, consisting eta relatively thick peripheral body portion and a tapering, inwardly projecting flange. the' peripheral edge7 portion of said toraminous member embedded in said flange.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in presence of two subiseribing witnesses. I

WILLIAM F. STRAP NS.

Witnesses t M. M. BoYLE, II. L.l HALE. 

